That would not be a good idea as if you had issues with the old hard drive, it might be failing and you risk losing data if you continue to use it. If you buy another HDD, you can certainly use it as external storage! You just need a connector to connect the HDD to your laptop, I have left you a couple of links to what you need if you choose to go down this route!
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That would not be a good idea as if you had issues with the SSD, it might be failing and you risk losing data if you continue to use it. If you buy another SSD, you can certainly use it as external storage! You just need a connector to connect the SSD to your laptop, I have left you a couple of links to what you need if you choose to go down this route!
That would not be a good idea as if you had issues with the old hard drive, it might be failing and you risk losing data if you continue to use it. If you buy another HDD, you can certainly use it as external storage! You just need a connector to connect the HDD to your laptop, I have left you a couple of links to what you need if you choose to go down this route!
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